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A distance metric for ordinal data based on misclassification

open access: yesJournal of Innovative Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences
Distances between data sets are used for analyses such as classification and clustering analyses. Some existing distance metrics, such as the Manhattan (City Block or L1 ) distance, are suitable for use with categorical data, where the data subtype is ...
Dreas Nielsen
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Data analysis with ordinal and interval dependent variables: examples from a study of real estate salespeople [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper re-examines the problems of estimating the parameters of an underlying linear model using survey response data in which the dependent variables are in discrete categories of ascending order (ordinal, as distinct from numerical) or, where they ...
Barry E. Langford, G. Martin Izzo
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What is the empirical basis for converting banded ordinal data on numbers of sex partners among MSM into a continuous scale level variable? A secondary analysis of 13 surveys across 17 countries. [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Med Res Methodol, 2022
Mendez-Lopez A   +14 more
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Distance mean-square loss function for ordinal text classification of emergency service response codes in disaster management

open access: yesETRI Journal
The National Fire Agency (NFA) and National Police Agency (NPA) have defined risk levels based on the severity of disasters. Risk-level data possess the characteristics of ordinal data such as NPA’s Emergency Service Response Code (ESRC) data, which are ...
Eungyeol Lee   +4 more
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